Oregon's new Football Performance Center

August 1, 2013 4:49 PM

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The University of Oregon this week opened its brand-new ''Football Performance Center'' -- and man, is it a spectacle. The six-story, $68 million, 145,000-square-foot, two-wing building complex next to Autzen Stadium is as much a borderline-ostentatious display of Nike's support of the school as it is a functional facility for the Ducks football program. The main goal? Recruiting, recruiting, recruiting.
The center features countless sleek gadgets and custom decorations. The showers feature marble imported from Italy. The weight room has floors of Brazilian wood. Many walls are lined in Nike football leather. In the building's two auditoriums, the chairs are upholstered in Ferrari leather, Sports Illustrated reports. Heck, there's even a barbershop for the players.
Here's an in-depth look at the new complex for Washington's biggest football rival (aside from Wazzu).
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The University of Oregon this week opened its brand-new ''Football Performance Center'' -- and man, is it a spectacle. The six-story, $68 million, 145,000-square-foot, two-wing building complex next to Autzen ... more

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The state-of-the-art complex features black glass to signify ''stealth,'' Oregon said, and has a multilayer design meant to ''illustrate the various building blocks necessary to build a successful program.''

The state-of-the-art complex features black glass to signify ''stealth,'' Oregon said, and has a multilayer design meant to ''illustrate the various building blocks necessary to build a successful program.''

This is the lobby. Yeah, it looks like the entrance of some sort of sci-fi spaceport. But no, it's just the Ducks' new building in Eugene, Ore.

This is the lobby. Yeah, it looks like the entrance of some sort of sci-fi spaceport. But no, it's just the Ducks' new building in Eugene, Ore.

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In the lobby, miniature mannequins show off the Ducks' basic uniforms through the decades. We're just assuming there's not enough room for every unique uniform variation Oregon has worn through the past few seasons.
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In the lobby, miniature mannequins show off the Ducks' basic uniforms through the decades. We're just assuming there's not enough room for every unique uniform variation Oregon has worn through the past few ... more

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And of course there's a trophy display case. More trophies are sprinkled throughout the complex.

And of course there's a trophy display case. More trophies are sprinkled throughout the complex.

Furthermore, off the lobby is another room dedicated entirely to rings -- presented, naturally, with LED lighting and three-dimensional sound ... whatever that is.

Furthermore, off the lobby is another room dedicated entirely to rings -- presented, naturally, with LED lighting and three-dimensional sound ... whatever that is.

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Here's the dining room. All things considered, it looks to be one of the less ornate rooms in Oregon's new complex. Yet it features six big-screen TVs, booth tables and room for more than 200 people, Oregon said.
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Here's the dining room. All things considered, it looks to be one of the less ornate rooms in Oregon's new complex. Yet it features six big-screen TVs, booth tables and room for more than 200 people, Oregon ... more

Here we are in the coaches' locker room, which features mirrors with televisions embedded inside.

Here we are in the coaches' locker room, which features mirrors with televisions embedded inside.

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A hydrotherapy pool -- known to the rest of us as a ''jacuzzi'' or ''hot tub'' -- is also in the coaches' locker room.

A hydrotherapy pool -- known to the rest of us as a ''jacuzzi'' or ''hot tub'' -- is also in the coaches' locker room.

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When you're going for spectacle, you can't skimp on the post-game press conferences. Here is one of two auditoriums in the new football complex. This one will be used for post-game pressers and also features four ''confessional booths'' for one-on-one media interviews, Oregon said.
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When you're going for spectacle, you can't skimp on the post-game press conferences. Here is one of two auditoriums in the new football complex. This one will be used for post-game pressers and also features ... more

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This is a positional meeting room -- one of them. Specifically, this is the meeting room for wide receivers. There are several such rooms in the new Oregon complex.

This is a positional meeting room -- one of them. Specifically, this is the meeting room for wide receivers. There are several such rooms in the new Oregon complex.

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Here's the other auditorium. It is two stories tall and can seat 170 audience members.

Here's the other auditorium. It is two stories tall and can seat 170 audience members.

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Looking toward the front of the auditorium, audience members look at a 30-foot projection screen that, when raised into the ceiling, reveals a view of Autzen Stadium.

Looking toward the front of the auditorium, audience members look at a 30-foot projection screen that, when raised into the ceiling, reveals a view of Autzen Stadium.

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Oh, did we say there are two auditoriums? Yeah, we meant two main auditoriums. This is a third, smaller theater for positional groups to meet, review tape and scheme together.

Oh, did we say there are two auditoriums? Yeah, we meant two main auditoriums. This is a third, smaller theater for positional groups to meet, review tape and scheme together.

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Dr. Strangelove would feel right at home in this nuclear war room football meeting room. Well, scratch that -- Dr. Strangelove wouldn't know what to do with six 80-inch HD televisions, black magnetic walls (that double as whiteboards) and plenty of other modern amenities.
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Dr. Strangelove would feel right at home in this nuclear war roomfootball meeting room. Well, scratch that -- Dr. Strangelove wouldn't know what to do with six 80-inch HD televisions, black magnetic walls ... more

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Connecting the complex's office wing with rest of the facility is this sixth-floor skybridge. The flying-ducks sculpture is more than just that -- each duck represents an Oregon player who was drafted into the NFL.
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Connecting the complex's office wing with rest of the facility is this sixth-floor skybridge. The flying-ducks sculpture is more than just that -- each duck represents an Oregon player who was drafted into the ... more

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Oh, just a lounge for recruits and players' families.

Oh, just a lounge for recruits and players' families.

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Oh, just a lounge for recruits and players' families.
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But wait, there's more. Head farther inside, through the players' lounge, and you'll find a pool table and two foosball tables. Each of the foosball tables features one 11-player team painted green and yellow (to represent the Ducks, of course) playing against the rest of the Pac-12.
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But wait, there's more. Head farther inside, through the players' lounge, and you'll find a pool table and two foosball tables. Each of the foosball tables features one 11-player team painted green and yellow ... more

In the weight room, each squat rack has a custom Oregon ''O'' lifting mat. Oh, and on the mezzanine -- yes, there's a mezzanine (seen in the upper-left corner) -- there's a 40-yard electronic track lane, the school said.
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In the weight room, each squat rack has a custom Oregon ''O'' lifting mat. Oh, and on the mezzanine -- yes, there's a mezzanine (seen in the upper-left corner) -- there's a 40-yard electronic track lane, the ... more

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Here's another look at the weight room and the Ducks mural on one end.

Here's another look at the weight room and the Ducks mural on one end.

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Oregon said the floor and wooden sections of the squat racks are made of Brazilian hardwood. Out the window are the practice fields.

Oregon said the floor and wooden sections of the squat racks are made of Brazilian hardwood. Out the window are the practice fields.

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And finally, here's another look at the exterior of Oregon's new Football Performance Center. Talk about luxury, eh?

And finally, here's another look at the exterior of Oregon's new Football Performance Center. Talk about luxury, eh?

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